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European spacecraft discovers 'river of extraterrestrial life'
A vast river delta, once indistinguishable from existing river deltas on Earth and possibly teeming with fossils of extraterrestrial life, has been identified by the Mar…
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A 2,280km artificial river project in the Sahara Desert.
Spanning 2,820 km, the network of pipelines and channels belonging to the Giant River project is often described as the world's largest underground water system.
Archeology
Discovering the largest fossil mine in Southeast Asia in Vietnam: More than 30 million years old, many new species found
Scientists highly appreciate the research value of the fossils found here.
Space science
China plants flag on the dark side of the moon
China is the first country in the world to plant a flag on the Dark Side of the Moon and to bring samples back to Earth.
Environment
Satellite detects 'super pollution' that is warming the planet
High above Earth, a satellite orbits the planet every day. It hunts for leaks of methane—an invisible, superpolluting gas that is dramatically warming the planet.
Archeology
The first block of amber discovered in Antarctica
For the first time, researchers have found pieces of amber from a sedimentary basin off the coast of Antarctica.
Space science
The biggest collision on the Moon was more than 4 billion years ago
Scientists at the University of Manchester date the South Pole-Aitken basin on the Moon to between 4.32 and 4.33 billion years ago.
Discover science
The period when the Mediterranean dried up into a salty desert
Tectonic plate movements and falling sea levels once separated the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, causing seawater to evaporate and form a vast saline basin.
Discover science
The Earth's Crust Is 'Dripping' in Türkiye
Strange cracks and depressions in Türkiye's Central Anatolian Plateau are evidence of the Earth's crust sinking deeper into itself.
Animal world
The 'parachuting beaver' campaign was unexpectedly successful 70 years ago
In the 1940s, experts used a unique relocation method using planes and parachutes to bring beavers to suitable new homes.
Space science
The mystery of the hidden corner of the Moon
One of the most fundamental questions that space scientists are still trying to answer is: How was the moon formed?
Conquer Mars
NASA spacecraft captures evidence that Mars is habitable
Searching through a huge trove of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, American planetary scientists have discovered evidence of an ancient world of life.
Environment
'Underground ocean' under the desert with the amount of water equal to 8 Chinese Yangtze rivers
Xinjiang is located in the northwest, China, has the largest area in the administrative area (the administrative area is built according to the needs of several province…
Animal world
Humans and climate change 'kill' Lake Sawa
Once a biodiversity wetland, the Lake Sawa basin today is reduced to a small pond, surrounded by barren wasteland.
Animal world
The 'monster' on the Amazon River can smell 1 drop of blood in 200 liters of water, indigenous people do not dare to touch!
If the longest river in the world is the Nile in Africa, the largest river in the world is the Amazon River - this river has the largest basin and the most water flow in…